J. Neal · career
Jalen Christopher Neal
Center Back · CF Montreal · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26
The record covers 4 seasons (2023/24–2026/27) across 2 clubs — 65 appearances with 2 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Los Angeles Galaxy — Season rating 14, 0 goals and 0 assists in 21 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (14 → 12). The gap to his peak is 3 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 8 fixtures missed through injury or absence. Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±1 points) across 4 campaigns.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | CF Montreal | 14 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 12 |
| 2025/26 | CF Montreal | 14 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 12 |
| 2024/25 | Ventura County | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 21 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 16 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 14 |
| 2022/23 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | United States U20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Ventura County | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Ventura County | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Ventura County | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 2023/24 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 4 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 |
Honours
Concacaf Nations League×2Concacaf U20×2MLS×2Mobile Mini Sun Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major League Soccer | 7 | 513 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
Schedule · 2026/27
13 played6 unused sub16 not in squad· 964 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23 | Friendlies Clubs | A Slovan Liberec | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 29 | Friendlies Clubs | A FC Kharkiv | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 7 | Friendlies Clubs | A New England Revolution | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 10 | Friendlies Clubs | A Philadelphia Union | 4-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 14 | Friendlies Clubs | A Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 22 | Major League Soccer | A San Diego | 0-5 | Played | 11 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 28 | Major League Soccer | A Chicago Fire | 0-3 | Played | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| Mar 8 | Major League Soccer | A New York Red Bulls | 3-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 14 | Major League Soccer | A Orlando City SC | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 22 | Major League Soccer | A FC Cincinnati | 3-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 4 | Major League Soccer | A New England Revolution | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 11 | Major League Soccer | H Philadelphia Union | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 18 | Major League Soccer | H New York Red Bulls | 4-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 25 | Major League Soccer | H New York City FC | 1-0 | Played | 87 | 7.0 | ||
| May 2 | Major League Soccer | A Atlanta United FC | 1-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 6 | Canadian Championship | H Calgary Blizzard SC | 5-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 9 | Major League Soccer | H Orlando City SC | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 13 | Major League Soccer | H Portland Timbers | 2-2 | Played | 95 | 7.0 | ||
| May 16 | Major League Soccer | H Chicago Fire | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| May 23 | Major League Soccer | A DC United | 4-4 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jul 9 | Canadian Championship | A Vancouver FC | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 12 | Canadian Championship | H Vancouver FC | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 16 | Major League Soccer | H Toronto FC | 0-0 | Played | 95 | 6.9 | ||
| Jul 23 | Major League Soccer | A Nashville SC | 0-1 | Played | 74 | 7.5 | ||
| Jul 25 | Major League Soccer | H Inter Miami | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 1 | Major League Soccer | H New England Revolution | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 15 | Major League Soccer | H DC United | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 19 | Major League Soccer | A Columbus Crew | 2-1 | Played | 68 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 22 | Major League Soccer | H Los Angeles Galaxy | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 29 | Major League Soccer | A Inter Miami | 1-7 | Played | 84 | 5.9 | ||
| Sep 3 | Canadian Championship | A Vancouver Whitecaps | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 5 | Major League Soccer | A Philadelphia Union | 0-2 | Played | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| Sep 9 | Major League Soccer | H Charlotte | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 13 | Major League Soccer | A Colorado Rapids | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 16 | Canadian Championship | H Vancouver Whitecaps | 2-1 | Not in squad | — |